LETTER OF MARK AND REPRISAL

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation

Synonyms:

letter of mark and reprisal; letter of marque; letters of marque

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("letter of mark and reprisal" is a kind of...):

licence; license; permit (a legal document giving official permission to do something)

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